Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1887-12-23
A BIG THING.

A few DAYS since We had the pleasure OF
examining the new steam Touring mill re
Gently built by Mr.. NJ V. French, on Wa
Ter street, in this place IL fills Tant so
long and pressingly felt in this place and
surrounding country. The building, ev'
cry part of which stands on bed Of solid
rock is a substantial structure, 2bV3G feet.
Tho machinery is all new and is If the
very latest style and embraces the most
useful of modern improvements. The fea-
ture that strikes every one on first enter
inc the mill is the exceeding smoothness
with which everything runs, Every part
of the machinery is moved by betting,
there not being single cog wheel in the
mill. There is scarcely tremor obserya
bic and the noise is really not more
than that of sewing machine. In the
rear of the main building is the engine
room where one of Tricks celebrated
Eclipse engines of 20 horse power furnish
es ample power TO drive everything in the
mill. heavy six inch belt running from
the main shaft in the basement mp through
the other rooms draws nearly all the
machinery, only the TWO burrs getting
their motion from separate belts. On the
first floor are located the middling and
flour burrs the one being 45 inch burr
from the Stonewall Mills upon which was
made so much of the burr tlour that made
that mill so celebrated. The other is a
81 inch middllng burr, which, although
now run for the first time has proved first
class. On this floor is also Monitor three
HIGH rolls for corn, OF large size capable OF
grinding IL bushels of fine meal or -
bushels of mixed grain for feed, per hour
On the next floor is as fine a lot of ma
chinerv as was ever put in mill. Its
beautiful finish makes 1t look more Ike
parlor furniture than the necessa ~ ma
chinery for first class modern mill. IL
comprises two scalpers, a middling puri-
fer. one centrifugal -four dresser and
wheat brushing machine. All these are
ftom the famous manufacturing establish
ment of Geo. T. Smith, except the wheat
brush, and are now claimed to be
the best of the kind IN the world
The wheat after passing through the
Barnard and LEAFS Brush, is thoroughly
clean, every particle of dust and dirt
grit. &C, being removed. In the third
story is separator that is a real curiosity
in mechanism. 1t makes no less than
seven different separations, taking ont all
sticks, straw, gravel, and other seeds
leaving nothing but the pure wheat to
reach the burrs. The elevators, four IN
number, also run from this story to the
basement. Mr.. French has given the
name of the Woodstock FIGURING Mill to
his establishment, and the New Process
flour. of which they can turn out thirty
six barrels in twenty-four hours, is fully
equal to any made in the Valley, and can
not fail to give satisfaction to all who try
it. The building, putting in and lifting
M of the machinery was done by Mr..
Benjamin Hotel, of this place, assisted
bv VIM. French, and is all done in man
ner to reflect credit upon the most expert
worlxmen. Mr.. Geo. II. Hotel, 30 long
the head miller of Hotel, Smith d Co., of
the Stonewall Mills, IS in charge, and his
we'll known reputation needs no other
guarantee. We advise our readers to pay
this madel mill visit just as soon as they
can, and also to give their flour, meal and
feed trial, as we feel confident that they
will never regret It.